April 3, 1974 - Questions have arisen as to whether Minnesota’s new abortion law is unconstitutional. MPR’s Dulcie Lawrence gets comments from several legislators on their thought process in voting for or against the bill, including William Kelly, of E. Grand Forks; William Ojala of Aurora; and Arne Carlson of Minneapolis.
April 18, 1974 - Patricia Tollefson, president of Minnesotans against Equal Rights Amendment, comments on her opposition to the Minnesota State Board of Education Sex Task Force recommendations on sex discrimination in schools.
April 28, 1974 - Excerpt of Julian Bond speaking at Macalester College in St. Paul. He comments on the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst.
April 29, 1974 - Robert Theobald, future planner and editor of Futures Conditional, opens the Judd Urban Forum - The Changing Urban World, held at Augsburg College. Theobald’s one-hour address entitled, "How is the World Changing? Options and Preferences."
April 29, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Mulford Q. Sibley, University of Minnesota political science professor, about President Nixon and impeachment. Sibley states Vietnam has caused a culture of deception in American politics and that impeachment of President Nixon should include Vietnam war crimes as well.
May 7, 1974 - Mulford Q. Sibley, a professor of political science at University of Minnesota, speaks about the anti-war movement during a campus peace rally in May, 1974.
May 13, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman profiles newly formed organization Minnesota Committee for Gay Rights. Report includes comments from visiting guests and Allan Spear, a co-chair of group, about purpose and goals of organization.
May 22, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Robert Provost, board member of the Minnesota Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, about programs available to parents in assisting their child.
May 24, 1974 - MPR’s Sam Ford reports on Stokely Carmichael speech at the AIM Headquarters in St. Paul. Carmichael states capitalism is major oppressor of people of color in this country and has decimated Indian land. Carmichael concludes it can only be changed through a revolutionary struggle with bloodshed.
June 7, 1974 - Gloria Steinem talks about study of children 3 and 4 years old to determine how young children are when they're socialized into gender roles. The contrast of boys? And girls? Answers indicates societal roles and restrictions.